Compare LGBT Rights in Bahrain & Jamaica

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
31 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1976
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2014
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1976
Female equal, male N/A
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